Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 28th, 2013
A little trip into the 3rd Dimension. Our wonderful buddies over at Anchor Bay have given us a copy of Escape From Planet Earth on Blu-ray 3D for one lucky Upcomingdiscs winner. It's a nice animated feature that you can share with your entire family. It features the voices of Jessica Alba, George Lopez and Jane Lynch. This set includes the 3D Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray and a DVD copy. Remember that you need a 3D player and capable television in order to see the film in 3D.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 27th, 2013
Christmas has just come and gone but baseball Spring training is already just around the corner. If you're a New York Yankee fan, you're going to love this prize. A&E has given us their 5-disc collection The New York Yankees 2000 World Series Collector's Edition. If you think that was a mouthful wait until you see what's in this collection. You get every game from the 2000 World Series and a ton more. Radio calls are included for each game. You can listen to the television or radio announcers. Thanks to A&E and Major League Baseball Productions.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 26th, 2013
Do you know what happens when too many hands start playing with stuff under our Christmas Tree? 12 Days of Christmas giveaways is what happens. Now our good friends at Image Entertainment have gotten into the act with a 5-disc DVD set The Naked City 20 Star-Filled Episodes. You've already heard us talk about this groundbreaking series. Image has put together a greatest hits set. We're talking guest stars like you've never seen before: Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, Peter Fonda, William Shatner, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Christopher Walken, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper and Jack Klugman. They're all in one place and one lucky Upcomingdiscs winner gets the set.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 25th, 2013
On the First Day Of Christmas Anchor Bay gives to you:
Only one of the best action televisions shows to come along in a very long time. Our wonderful elves down at Anchor Bay have been tampering with our Christmas Tree here at Upcomingdiscs. They've left a copy of Spartacus: War Of The Damned on Blu-ray for one lucky Upcomingdiscs winner. It's the final season of the epic tale with Liam McIntyre and Manu Bennett. With plenty of bonus features and in glorious high definition this is a great prize to kick off our 12 Days Of Christmas Giveaways.
Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on December 25th, 2013
You know exactly what's going on here. It's Rocky Balboa vs. Joe La Motta, and they're not exactly in their prime. For reasons of property rights, of course, this really isn't Rocky or La Motta, but you and I know it is. The film takes great pains to remind us of each of these iconic characters. Sly's character tries to take a shot at some hanging meat after drinking a glass of raw eggs. De Niro's character is found telling boxing jokes in his own club, just as the real-life La Motta did after his fighting days were over. Both of these actors played iconic fighters in their day.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 25th, 2013
Futurama was the brainchild of Simpson veterans Matt Groening and David X Cohen. With the growing popularity of their iconic cartoon, it was no surprise that Fox would tap the team to bring another show to the network. When Futurama premiered in 1999, it was a combination of The Jetsons and The Simpsons. That would be ironic for those of us who think the Simpsons theme is a direct knockoff of The Jetsons. It was 1000 years in the future, and the joke was that no matter how much things changed, they hadn’t really changed at all. The space-age series would use many of the writing and art team from The Simpsons.
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on December 24th, 2013
"This is a story about stick figures who live in a world full of monsters and explosions and raccoons and a lot of other cool stuff, too. And it all takes place on a little planet we like to call Earth."
Last minute gifts are often the hardest of all. If you have someone on your list who likes irreverent humor and is also a home theater enthusiast, I think we might have an obscure title they likely missed. It will be a pretty cool surprise on their part, and you're sure to have delivered a few laughs along the way. In the spirit of shows like South Park and based on a series of cult web episodes comes Dick Figures: The Movie.
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on December 18th, 2013
One of the best things about the last decade's arrival of high definition and Blu-ray is the chance to revisit classics. Often these movies have only been seen on late shows where they're cut to pieces. The DVD releases have often been less than spectacular because of the presumed limited audience. Fox has done a pretty solid job over the years of bringing these classics to Blu-ray. This year is no exception, and if you have a classic film buff on that list of yours, and you know what list I'm talking about, why not deliver such greats as Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Rock Hudson or Tyrone Powers to them. They make excellent Christmas guests, and they won't hog up all of the eggnog
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 18th, 2013
Is it me or is Beacon Hills turning into more like a beacon for the totally bizarre and supernatural?"
Fox has begun releasing the series in half season sets. I can't say I'm a fan of the choice, but I almost understand the logic here. The series has expanded to more episodes, closer to a normal network run number. There is also now a several-month break between the season halves, much like USA network has treated such shows as Monk and Psych. One the one hand it's annoying to have incomplete season sets on my shelf.
Posted in: Podcasts by Gino Sassani on December 17th, 2013
I had a remarkable time talking to Bren Foster the other day. His latest film is Anchor Bay's Force Of Execution. The film also stars Steven Seagal and Ving Rhames. Bren's a championship Martial Arts fighter. Many of his fans know him from his long run on the soap opera Days Of Our Lives. We had a lively talk about his career and even scorpions and other venomous creatures. We'll be reviewing the film soon. Until then you can bang it here to listen to my chat with Bren Foster
